San Leandro police nab suspected bank robber within minutes of heist

SAN LEANDRO -- A suspected bank robber was apprehended on Wednesday just minutes after an armed heist at a busy US Bank branch, police said.

Officers were dispatched at 11:55 a.m. to the branch at 1585 E. 14th St. for a report of a bank robbery, Lt. Randy Brandt said.

Employees there told police they had been robbed at gunpoint. They provided police the details of the crime, including descriptions of the suspect and the vehicle he used to escape, Brandt said.

Within minutes, police located the suspect's vehicle on E. 14th Street, near Farrelly Drive. The vehicle was stopped and the suspect was arrested and taken to jail, Brandt said.

Police have not released the name of the suspect or any other details about the armed robbery.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 510-577-3230 or contact the anonymous tip line at 510-577-3278. Anonymous tips can also be sent to police by texting the word SLPD and their tip to 847411.